Wizards begin with Occlumency.

Chapter 208 Cosmic Meditation Method, the World's Will Favors Him Again

The idea behind my self-created meditation method has changed several times.

Link's idea of ​​inscribing rune arrays at the origin of the "small world" had long been ruled out.

Not to mention the difficulty of inscribing rune arrays at the origin of the world.

After engraving the rune array at the origin of the world, as knowledge accumulates, strength increases, and level advances, what should be done if other situations arise that require adjusting the meditation method?

When a tree is still a seed, it can be cultivated in a targeted manner;

When it is still sprouting, the soil and water environment can be changed, and fertilizer can be applied selectively;

Once it grows into a seedling, it can change the light conditions and air composition, strengthen it, and shape it.

However, once a tree has grown into a towering giant, it is very easy for it to die if you try to move it.

Not to mention a mature world.

Making arbitrary alterations is like a landslide, a flood, a climate change, a celestial collision, a tearing of the earth's crust, or a transformation from sea to land.

The impact is enormous, and the damage is immense.

Therefore, the idea of ​​inscribing rune arrays at the origin of the "small world" was completely abandoned.

After that, Link had a few more ideas that he felt were good.

However, after verifying them one by one, they were all eliminated.

It's either too difficult, or it's prone to crashing in the later stages.

In short, it's not suitable.

Until that night of stargazing, the "Witchcraft Specialization" talent was triggered, resolving the incompatibility issues of three armor-type witchcraft spells in one fell swoop.

The stones from other mountains can be used to polish jade.

By drawing inferences from similar cases, Link was able to easily solve many of the problems he encountered in meditation.

A completely new idea quickly took shape.

After verification, it proved to be highly feasible, and the side effects could be almost completely avoided.

It's absolutely perfect.

The inspiration I gained from observing the stars at night was truly a divinely granted flash of insight.

The new approach still starts from the fact that the structure of meditation is a rune array.

Link, with his boundless imagination, viewed the three-dimensional rune array as a celestial system of the universe, and the local structures built from numerous runes as a sky full of stars.

The core rune structure is viewed as a star, the main rune structure as a planet, and the auxiliary structures as satellites, dwarf planets, comets, and asteroids. The lines connecting the core, main, and auxiliary structures are invisible and transform into the rules that maintain the operation of the celestial system.

The apprentice's version of the self-created meditation method is to construct a prototype of a "solar system";

The Wizarding Arc is about perfecting the many rules of the "Solar System";

The Sage's Chapter is tentatively envisioned as the "Milky Way," or, at a lesser level, the "Orion Arm."

Great sages and saints, at an even higher level, refrain from aiming too high for the time being.

Link chose to first perfect the Apprentice arc, then begin creating the Wizard arc, and gradually refine it.

If his idea can be realized, it will have a great impact on the innate sorcery "Battle Armor".

After all, the core structure of the "War Armor's" current sorcery model—a regular pentagram—corresponds to the constellations of the "Solar System."

Further integration and expansion of more armor-type witchcraft, or other types of witchcraft, will not cause compatibility issues as long as they can be applied to the structure of celestial bodies in the universe.

Link can even create different versions of his signature sorcery, "Armor".

This concept is equivalent to Link turning his innate sorcery "Warframe" into an open-source Linux operating system, which can be used to create different versions to meet different needs.

When needed, the most suitable version will be selected, or the parameters will be modified temporarily to create the "armor" on-site.

Thinking about it, he's becoming more and more like Iron Man.

Hmm... Link's idea of ​​first creating an "Anti-Loken Armor" / "Anti-Body Wizard" is also consistent with the Iron Man's "Anti-Hulk Armor".

Or to put it more bluntly, it was inspired by the Tin Man.

The last exam of the fall semester, before the final exams.

Link has finally completed the apprentice chapter of his self-created meditation method, which he has temporarily named "Great Cosmic Meditation Method".

However, theory is just theory; practice is still needed.

After finishing the final exams, I got first place again.

Link chose to enter the witchcraft laboratory on the second basement floor of the villa that night to go into seclusion and study the apprentice version of the "Great Cosmic Meditation Method".

Before going into seclusion, Link spoke with the wizard Celine, telling her that if she needed anything, she could contact Jasmine directly.

The highest level of internal defense measures have been activated.

Link sat cross-legged on the wooden floor in the center of the huge witchcraft laboratory, concentrating his mind.

First, perform the "brain lockout" technique to ensure that all distracting thoughts are eliminated and the mind is free from all entanglements.

Consciousness sinks into the sea of ​​consciousness, beginning the first step of cultivation:

Change the layout in your mind's eye.

The lake, the buildings on the lake, the phantom on the lake, and the actual body beneath the lake were all annihilated under Link's conscious destruction.

After carefully cleaning it up and confirming that there was no residue left in the sea of ​​consciousness, I returned to the state of complete stillness and enlightenment at the beginning of my enlightenment.

Link began the second step of his training: building the prototype of the solar system.

After a lot of time and effort was spent on this operation, a static model of the orbits of celestial bodies in the solar system appeared in my mind.

In the vast starry sky, a great sun hangs high, radiating light and heat, illuminating the sea of ​​consciousness.

Mercury, Venus, the "small world," Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are in their respective orbits.

The "small world" and the moon together form the Earth-Moon system.

Other celestial bodies such as dwarf planets, comets, and asteroids have not yet been constructed.

The solar system in the apprentice chapter is only a prototype and is not yet complete.

The various operating parameters are not yet fully set and need to be constantly reviewed and refined.

But just as this setup was completed and the apprentice's meditation method was perfected, something miraculous happened.

In the "small world," the "sun," which was formed from the will of the wizarding world, leaped out and crashed into the great sun hanging high in the sea of ​​consciousness with overwhelming force.

When one entity and half of the entity collided and overlapped, the "Sun" quickly took the initiative, absorbing the Great Sun that Link had constructed using the core rune structure of the "Cosmic Meditation Method," and firmly occupying the central position in the solar system.

A moment later, the "sun" emitted a strong gravitational pull, attracting and gathering the other "favorites" scattered in the sea of ​​consciousness, making it grow stronger.

The spherical meditation rune structure of the "Water and Wood Meditation Method" apprentice and wizard chapters that the "small world" had previously absorbed was also stripped away, absorbed, and digested by the irresistible gravity emitted by the "sun".

That's a very good thing.

As the "sun" grew stronger, the "small world" became purer.

Even if the "small world" has a strong ability to devour and digest, it cannot devour everything.

The spherical meditation rune structure is not an object that the "small world" likes to devour.

It was a desperate measure taken out of desperation.

As soon as the strange change occurred, Link was frozen in place by an invisible force of rules, unable to even think.

We could only watch helplessly as this happened, with no power to object or change it.

After completing those operations, the "sun" began to rotate.

The originally static, illusory prototype of the solar system began to operate according to the parameters Link had set based on his memories from his previous life, as the "sun" began to rotate.

The seven planets that have already been constructed—Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—are all rotating on their own axes and revolving around the "Sun."

After the solar system had been operating for a while, the "moon," which was formed by the unknown power of the "small world," was also brought out and obediently fell into the position of the Taiyin (Moon) and merged with it.

A solar system, which was in good shape but lacked many detailed rules, was formed in Link's mind.

Only then did Link regain his ability to move.

After repeatedly examining his sea of ​​consciousness and confirming that it had not only been functioning correctly but had also yielded tremendous benefits, Link breathed a sigh of relief.

He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, his feelings a mix of emotions.

If he wasn't mistaken, the fact that he couldn't even think straight just now was probably because the perfection of the Apprentice Chapter of "Cosmic Meditation" had attracted the favor of the Wizarding World's will, thus triggering the arrival of the Wizarding World's will.

Perhaps because Link's "Cosmic Meditation Method" was interesting, or perhaps for other reasons, the will of the Wizarding World once again showed favor, pushing Link's self-created "Cosmic Meditation Method" to a level that Link had once thought of but felt would take a long time to achieve.

The static model of celestial orbits has been transformed into a prototype of a realistic solar system.

It's almost as if the unreal has become the real thing, and the false has become the true.

The rune structures of the five planets—Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn—are constantly and automatically optimized as the "solar system" operates.

Water elemental runes and water-related rule runes automatically converge on Mercury;

Gold element runes and gold-related rule runes automatically converge towards Venus;

The same applies to Fire/Mars, Wood/Jupiter, and Earth/Saturn.

Uranus and Neptune are temporarily excluded.

The next chapter, "Cosmic Meditation Method: Wizard's Edition," doesn't actually require much effort to create.

Continuously improve the operation of the solar system in the sea of ​​consciousness, correcting mistakes and filling gaps, that's all.

Naturally, the Witcher series was born.

After carefully observing the operation of the solar system in his sea of ​​consciousness for a period of time and repeatedly confirming that there were no problems, Link ended his seclusion.

After stretching his limbs a bit, Link walked out of the underground second-floor witchcraft laboratory where he had spent the night.

As soon as Link reached the top of the stairs, he saw Jasmine waiting there anxiously.

He looked anxious, yet dared not disturb Link's predicament.

"What's wrong?"

Link suppressed the complex emotions that were still churning within him and asked with concern.

"call……"

Jasmine breathed a sigh of relief, and upon seeing Link, she was no longer as anxious as before.

After composing herself, Jasmine said, "Witch Celine asked me to inform you that the academy will soon have an exchange study mission that requires two Level 1 wizards to lead the teams. She wants you to prepare well and try to secure a spot."

"Why did this exchange and learning platform suddenly appear?"

Link asked with confusion, "Where are we going for this exchange and learning? What are the responsibilities of the team leader? What are the benefits?"

Although Link was certain that the witch Celine wouldn't betray him, he still wanted to find out the details.

We can't do things without understanding the situation.

"According to Wizard Celine, this matter had been on the agenda for a long time, but there were some mistakes in the middle, which delayed it. It was only approved at the management meeting the day before yesterday, and the notice was issued yesterday evening."

The witch Celine only received the news after you went into seclusion.

Specifically, the academy plans to organize a group of top third-year junior academy students to spend two months in Shadow City for exchange and study during the winter break.

The team leader's responsibility is to liaise and coordinate with the wizards in Shadow City who are in charge of the exchange and learning activities, and to arrange related matters.

As for the benefits, according to the witch Celine, nothing has been decided yet.

However, it is something every first-level wizard dreams of.

Given that Link is involved, Jasmine obviously cannot fail to conduct an investigation.

She had searched through all the available information, extracted the key points, and shared them with Link.

"Um."

Link patted Jasmine's head to express his gratitude, "Thank you for your hard work."

"Hate."

Jasmine gave a reproachful look, raised her hand to fan him, but didn't actually slap Link's hand away.

Have you inquired about the registration process or anything like that?

Link smiled, gently stroking it as he asked.

"Um."

Faced with Link's increasingly audacious request, Jasmine rolled her eyes and replied, "There are only two rounds: preliminary screening and final examination. All wizards studying at advanced academies automatically register. The preliminary screening standard is the overall score of the exams. The final examination consists of two parts: an interview and a practical test. Wizard Celine said that the practical test performance accounts for a very high percentage."

According to this rule, Link got first place in all his exams this fall semester, so he didn't need to worry about the initial screening at all.

For Link, the interview portion of the second round of testing was probably just a formality.

The only part that might be a little challenging is the practical application phase.

"clear."

Link nodded, understanding why the academy valued practical performance.

Wizards derive their power from themselves; no matter how well they excel academically, they should not neglect practical combat skills.

"No rush, let's go up first and talk about it later."

Link lowered his hand and went upstairs.

Jasmine followed behind.

Upon arriving at the first floor of the villa, Link sat down in the dining room and instructed the smart butler to prepare afternoon tea.

"You're really patient. The second interview will start in half an hour."

Seeing this, Jasmine retorted, "Aren't you going to check out the actual battlefield beforehand, so you can be mentally prepared?"

"Don't rush, let me think about it."

Link gestured for Jasmine to sit down and have some tea and snacks, telling her to calm down.

He then began to think about it.

There must be a reason why Wizard Celine values ​​this exchange and learning opportunity so much.

Especially with the Grand Pharmacy opening the day after tomorrow, he specifically informed Jasmine, urging Link to make sure he secured one of the spots.

This proves that, in Celine's view, Link had a reason to do so.

Rewards are one aspect.

More likely, it's due to the conflict between Link and Rukia's family.

Link had also heard that the Lionel family had completely conquered the tree spirit world.

Logically, the two sage legions that had been trapped in the tree spirit world for thirty years should be allowed to return to their homeland to rest and recuperate first, and then Peter Lionel's sage legion should be allowed to return last.

However, Soren Lucia and his elite Lucia regiment were merely supporting troops, they were guest forces.

We definitely can't let the visiting army hold out indefinitely; we need to let them rest as soon as possible.

Soren Lucia's return is imminent.

Link guessed that the sorceress Celine also wanted him to stay away.

Perhaps out of consideration for Link's dignity.

After all, he was already a first-level wizard and a renowned genius apothecary, so he wasn't informed directly like he was during the last recruitment.

"You've put a lot of thought into this!"

Link drank the tea in his cup, stood up and called to Jasmine, "Come on, let's weigh those classmates."

"Um."

Jasmine frowned, took a small sip of the bitter tea, and got up to follow.

She really couldn't understand why Link would stir-fry the plant leaves, then dilute them with boiling water, and taste them.

It's so bitter and astringent, how can anyone drink it?

She tried it a few times, but still couldn't get used to the taste.

"I'll make you a milk tea next time."

Link noticed that Jasmine didn't like the tea, and while starting the Phantom Coupe, he spoke to Jasmine, who was sitting in the passenger seat.

"Alright."

Jasmine wasn't actually interested in any kind of milk tea; she just didn't want to spoil Link's fun.

There's only one thing she's interested in right now.

That's Link's current fighting strength.

She hadn't seen Link fight since the first-year inter-district competition ended.

However, you can always hear Link muttering strange things like how many of his past selves he could beat now.

I just made a bold statement, saying I was going to weigh my classmates in terms of ability.

Let's wait and see if he's just bragging.

That's really impressive.

(End of this chapter)